New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-28
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THURSDAY, Oct. 27-r VI.
-Four more railroads day reported their gross earn
ngs tor the third week in October showing an assrs2e
o. SlGe sci against s4j in the week OF SsGa gain
OF T2333 10 per cent. The aggregate earnings IN
the third week OF the thirty companies which ALREADY
have reported $3.0Gi.JSl against S2.G1J,)36 III
the week OF s56-a ga Of S3SS.os3 or Hoy per cent
The rImor morgcrs who pretended to have inside
Information Of the weekly earnings OF the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway a=ging the month OF
e1ptelnbor. and WHO predicted loss FOR the
month Of from SlO).O)0 to 100000, are much
put by the official report showing gain OF Slo' ?o
So to-day they suggest THAT some change between the
actual estimated earnings or last year had some
thing 10 with the comparative statement" Now rs
matter OF fact. tho estimate for September 1885 as
published year ago. WAS $2,6s1,3o) tsee Ch'o"t''
October ., 1850. while the actual proved to DO
S2,-46l 80 % (see cOmpanys report page DO. or
SJ6,S5l greater than the estimate. The comparison
published yesterday gave the actl figures "f 1886 ana
1897 aud not the estimate Of 1856 that the gain OF
this year estimate for the month OF last year
then published instead Of accounting for the errons-
reports SJ6s5 creator than that shown in yes
terday's comparison.
Another mat tel came mp to-day which farther illustrates
tho methods by which OF the false reports OF tue
last few manhs have obtained circulation The Ph"d-
dc'phid inquirer this morning printed the foilowlnS
There current last night that the Missouri
Kansas sad Texas Railroad was in financial toubls and
that recevership was impending. II Was stated tnat
the road DO rsorganized per cent basis and
that the stockholders would be called npsn to contribute
toward the rehabilitation OF the property NO conlrma-
ton OF this ramon could be obtained aud no one know
that tho company was ia financial straits Now we
happen to know that this statement wa, tsegraphet
after business hours yesterday to certain brokers IN
Philadelphia. We alse know that the gentleman who
the dispatch entirely Innocent Of any vron:
intent that he trusted the source from which ne re-
ceived the Information and that in communicating 10
hi. correspondence he did It in guarded manner az
possible there little question he was inyoiun-
talily used TO secure its publication.
Another Of "out OF town" news sent to New
York Yesterday news agency put out the following;
Chicago correspondent wires us Northwe,t gross Ia
$4,000 I'll 5000 AID etdscrcase Sjoooo To
100000 In reply to questions OF how the Northwest
net carvings were obalned the correspondent replies
have type written statement mhick IL eng sent 10
tho directors to-day ami it must be right Tho exact
net decrease OF Northwest for September was $4,000
II type written statement was in hand. IL i singular
that range OF 50 900 In the gain should he gwen
and the lowest named DO $4,000 more tA III was
the actual gain. and that whore the exact hgnres" 81
Ito net w.ro in hand st $4,000 for To. los-
shouid he given We wrote last evenin. tatthe "beaF'
had aborcd hard but worked a hard as how
Probably hereafter safe rule FOR stock spectators VIII
he 10 take little stock in irresponsible received
either from Chicago Philadelphia tlIl 1t Is cohnr'icd
FROM other sources
To.dly's stock market dull The transactions
ansanted only 10 shares against 33l,4tl shares
YESTERDAY \ firm tone however prevailed. Inc New
York canarl returned fr, Philadelphia Philadelphia
news eyerted adverse influence the market I'LL II
was absolutely cogtradctsI by ihc officials OF TIE Mis-
souri, Kansas aud Texas company, bat in as inoa"tne
the price tho stock lad declined per cent 10 Fl $ and
II recovered only 10 2Oil There coa'inuei dill
gent searching after weak spots, but considering tho
duiness the labor fgHess Attacks we're m ide
at time, nearly all TIE active stocks. bat at
small concessions resistance was me- that
quickly aue,ed the batteries 0f assault eyceptin MssoH
Pacific That after ceiling mp Z. closed = lower
than Yesterday The general disposition or traders was
to anticipate repetition OF las: friday aad saturdays
decline aud they made thoir booss accordingly The
WAS not help the general market. because oi the
general disbelief In the report that mat company AID
the Postal and United Lnas hal come TO an agreement
o. rates aad the desperation to regard tue movement
a, ono mfdc 10 sell tho m-ra-t When
II Is learned tina, the statement IA
fact and realized that advance OF five cents per
message Is % tho Western Union Company addition
al 81 10000 It's Old business per
hapsa diegent view will be taken0i the matter OF tho
twelve active six shoe gains ard six show losses
Ontsle OF Western Union. Missouri Pacific and Missouri
kansas aud Texas changes IA either direction are
Insignificant significant that II Is the frat DAY
IN over months that dulaess has produced such
result. rhc market clossI strong.
bonds dull frn. Win the hiS Tor
the As = cent Annexed are the cIos'n- quota
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